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13. Do Not Seek and You Will Find

13. Do Not Seek and You Will Find


'Seek and you shall find' has become such a commonplace that
spiritual aspirants have begun to wonder what it means. To them I
say, Do not seek and you will find.
Do not seek material pleasure and you will find the spiritual
treasure.This means, seek only God by not seeking material
pleasures, and you will find God.
You can only seek God through self-denial. The spiritual treasure
cannot be obtained by merely stretching out your hand for it. Only
in the completeness of self-denial can the spiritual treasure
become self-evident.
There are three ways of obtaining the spiritual treasure:
To earn it yourself by self-denial;
To receive it as a spontaneous gift from God given to His lover
whose self has become effaced in the intensity of his longing
for his Beloved;
To inherit it directly from the Perfect Master who bequeaths it
to those who remain completely resigned to His will.
Therefore if you wish to find the treasure, stop seeking material
pleasure. Seek the kingdom of Heaven by not seeking the
kingdom of earth, and you will find it.


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